"This comes as a great disappointment to Bluesfest, as well as all the Neil Young fans, who were looking forward to his performance," the statement said, adding no explanation for his withdrawal. "Bluesfest is currently working on replacing Neil Young with a new headliner for the Friday night."

"Whilst details for the cancellation remain sketchy, from what I can gather Neil has decided to take 2017 off from touring" said Festival Director, Peter Noble.

After a year where we've sadly seen several music giants like Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Prince and Glenn Frey pass away, many fans have been left questioning if Young's health is the cause for cancellation.

I really hope Neil Young cancelled his Bluesfest performance because he just doesn't wanna. Rumours of ill health are concerning. :(